THERMAL-DEATH TIMES OF OPAQUE AND TRANSLUCENT MORPHOTYPES OF VIBRIO-VULNIFICUS

Authors
KIM CM JEONG KC RHEE JH CHOI SH
Citation
Cm. Kim et al., THERMAL-DEATH TIMES OF OPAQUE AND TRANSLUCENT MORPHOTYPES OF VIBRIO-VULNIFICUS, Applied and environmental microbiology, 63(8), 1997, pp. 3308-3310
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
63
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3308 - 3310
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1997)63:8<3308:TTOOAT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Thermal-death times mere determined for Vibrio vulnificus strains Kith different morphotypes. Opaque strains showed higher D values (times r equired to reduce the viable population of a given strain by 90%) than translucent strains. Z values (Absolute values of the temperature req uired to reduce 1 log scale of D values) mere also significantly highe r in opaque morphotyes (2.4 to 2.5 degrees C) than in translucent ones (1.7 to 2.1 degrees C). These results indicate that the morphotype is related to the organism's susceptibility to heat.